- Unballast
- Unballast Un*bal"last, v. t. [1st pref. un- + ballast.] To free from ballast; to discharge ballast from. --Totten. [1913 Webster]
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Unballast
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Unballast — Un*bal last, a. Not ballasted. [Obs. & R.] Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unballast — un·ballast … English syllables
unballast — |ən+ transitive verb Etymology: un (II) + ballast : to remove ballast from … Useful english dictionary
Unballasted — Un*bal last*ed, a. 1. [Properly p. p. unballast.] Freed from ballast; having discharged ballast. [1913 Webster] 2. [Pref. un not + ballasted.] Not furnished with ballast; not kept steady by ballast; unsteady; as, unballasted vessels; unballasted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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